“The ashes call us to return to our origin and look forward to our destiny: the dust of the earth…”
These Ashes We Must Wear
Category Archives: Desert Diaries
Beginner’s Eyes
“As we learn how to become aware of the Holy Spirit’s primary work in us at the heart of every moment, we see Gods’ presence illuminating through everything we experience and everyone we meet.”
The Beholding Eye
“To experience the presence of God burning in the heart of all creation, we often need this kind of spontaneity to awaken our inner sight to Christ in our midst: in the breaking of the bread, as the image of God within everyone we meet, and especially in those whom the world (and especially the church) have cast out…”
Every Stream Now Made Sacred
“We are not isolated individuals existing in sequestered cells. Rather, we are the sum of all our relationships.”
Epiphany 2020
“For this season of Epiphany, let’s seek God for a sharpening of our senses that we may experience love and truth revealed in the scriptures, one another, and through all creation…”
Recreation
“The General Dance…”
God in Exile
“In those moments of surrender, when I allow the Spirit to move into that painful space of rejection, I become the refugee and the wanderer. And in this embrace, the Spirit renovates that empty space into ‘home.'”
Christmas 2019
“Whereas the way of the world is to insist on publicity, celebrity, popularity, and getting maximum exposure, God prefers to work in secret…”
A Trembling and a Fascination
“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love.”
